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ACL review: Spiritualized
If the slow-rising dust of Zilker Park at sunset suited any act, it was Spiritualized, that rare band that sounded exactly the same whether you were pushed up front or sitting on the ground four football fields away. They built intensity slowly through the set.
With guitarist/ singer Jason Pierce and the other guitarist (who was not Peter Kember- oops) set up at opposite ends of the stage, facing each other, the British band perfected a dreamy squall that they broke up with bits of Brit pop, gospel (they opened with “Amazing Grace,” sung by soulful backups Wendi Rose and Claudia Smith) and an occasional burst of thunder.
The band has such a devoted following that you can be sure several diehards bought $80 tickets just to see them, but with so much going on, the set was mainly for fans. I certainly wasn’t converted, though there were moments of transcendent beauty, such as on the closer “Come Together,” which built to a brilliant explosion of sound.
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By S
October 21, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this
“With guitarists Jason Pierce and Peter Kember set up at opposite ends of the stage”… This is totally incorrect as Pete and Jason haven’t been on stage together in 20 years! Do a little research!!